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Kajol is very hard on her daughter Nysa

Versatile actress Kajol who is blessed with
two children, Nysa and Yug is a very strict mother apart from a hands-on mom. The
actress who is supporting the campaign of leading a healthy life by eradicating diarrhoea
by promoting hand-washing habits among children, says she is a strict mother
and ensures that her kids lead a disciplined life.

"I think I am very hands-on mother. I am
very strict and my daughter keeps telling me you are too hard on me, and I keep
telling her I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the
lessons that I want you to learn. I think it is really important to be that
way. It is essential to teach good habits," Kajol, 39, told PTI in an
exclusive interview here

Speaking about her children, she
said, "they are bubbly and talkative. They are very confident children, so
far they are good. As far as my personality is concerned my daughter is
temperamentally a lot like my husband but in some ways she is also like
me."

"My son is too young so it is
difficult to say whose qualities he has more mine or my husband," she
added. As a kid, Kajol said she was a brat.

"I was a complete brat but was
an angel with my mother. I used to be perfectly behaved and my mother used to
be like...Really are you badly behaved with other people? I was like no, not at
all. But the minute she used to leave the room I was a brat."

Currently, she is supporting the
cause of hand washing with Lifebuoy's 'Help A Child Reach 5'. This campaign was
adopted in Thesgora, a village in Madhya Pradesh to inspire hand washing habits
among children. The incidence of diarrhoea in the village, slashed down from 36
to 5 per cent.

"We have been promoting this
since a year. Most of the children under the age of five were dying due to
diarrhoea and pneumonia...It is heartrending as its curable," she said.
"If through this programme I can save the life of atleast one child I
think it would be fabulous. I am proud to support it. The aim is to promote
hygiene as it helps in preventing other diseases," she added.

She reveals they do have plans to rope in other
villages and want to take this mission forward in India and 8 other countries.
"It is sad that children are dying due to diarrhoea and pneumonia. It is
all about bringing hygiene. I definitely want to join causes that are related
to children, I want to stand up for it as I believe in it passionately,"
Kajol said.